Getting to Prague from Cesky Krumlov (Student Agency Bus)
Prague is 2hr 55 min away from Cesky Krumlov by bus. The Student Agency bus is one of the cheapest and most convenient way to travel to and fro Prague. Alternative transportation means include trains to Prague (inconvenient – you have to take a bus to Ceske Budejovice and then take a train to Prague – longer journey + more expensive) or private shuttle (very expensive)
Student Agency Bus is just the name of the transport company. You can also buy tickets (Adult ticket price: 150 Kc) if you are not a student (discounts available for students). Hot chocolate is served during the ride and you can also enjoy a 70s-80s era Czech movie with weird English subtitles. The services available are similar to that provided by our Orangeways bus from Budapest to Vienna.
If this is not enough to keep you entertained, surf on the net by tapping on the free Wi-Fi inside the bus. Yes! Wi-Fi in a bus travelling at 70km/h cutting across Czech Republic!
As this route is quite popular among the local population and tourists, book your tickets online at http://www.studentagency.cz early to secure your seats. Don’t feel intimidated by the Czech wordings when you reach the site. The booking process had became much more easier since they implemented an English version of the booking form. Previously, I had to learn a bit of Czech language to book 4 bus tickets!
How to book Student Agency Bus tickets
Follow these steps (with screenshots) to book your Student Agency bus tickets to and fro Prague:
Step 1: Go to http://www.studentagency.cz and click the UK English icon on the top right of the screen.
Step 2: That should bring you to the following page. Click on National Bustickets to book tickets for travel within Czech Republic e.g. from Cesky Krumlov to Prague.
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Step 3: Select your route (Cesky Krumlov – Praha) among the available ones and click “Search coach service”. If you intend to go to Cesky Krumlov from Prague, click “Cesky Krumlov – Praha” and click “Swap destination”
Step 4: Select your preferred timing and click <<the magnifying glass and booking>>. The movie that will be played during the journey is also indicated here 
Step 5: Select your preferred seats. Red squares are reserved and you can only select the green squares. Once you are done, click Pay to pay for the seat. The system allows one ticket booking at a time so you have to repeat the process for more tickets.
Step 6: Check your route details and provide your name and email to book. Follow the payment instructions after this (very straightforward)
You are done! Repeat Steps 3 to 6 if you are buying more tickets. Check your email and print out the receipts. Show it to the bus stewardess before boarding and enjoy the ride!
Disclaimer: This guide is accurate as of 8 September 2009. Do let me know in the comments if any of these steps no longer work.
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Hi, Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
Thank you
I want to say – thank you for this!
All good info
I followed the steps but it requires me to login..
May I know if I need to have a “Ticket Card No” or “Ticket Barcode No” in order to buy the tickets through Student Agency National Bustickets?
Thanks1
I just looked thru the booking site – there seems to be no change in the procedure as indicated on my blog post. While there is a red box saying you have to login – that’s for specific routes not the Cesky krumlov to Prague route – if you are booking tickets for other routes, you could consider registering an acct at the site.
Hi Zhiqiang,
I’m planning to take the student agency bus from Prague to Cesky and would like to stay at a hotel near where the bus drop off the passengers at Cesky.
Could you recall where or which street the student agency bus drop passengers off?
Thanks.
I believe the bus drops off passengers at the main bus station – which is abt a 5-10 min downhill walk from Cesky Krumlov town – there are a number of pensions near the bus station and you can try the Krumlov House which we stayed in: http://www.passportchop.com/europe/czech-republic/cesky-krumlov-krumlov-house-review/
Hi Zhiqiang,
Thank a lot for very useful information. I’m planning my trip to Cesky Krumlov too. And I’ll book Student Agency bus. Is the front seat (seat no. 1) on the bus good for enjoying the view? I love to do that and hope i can get a good seat to enjoy my trip to Cesky. Thank again.
It depends on the design of the bus – some of their front rows are meant for the stewards/stewardesss and some have limited leg room due to partitions.
Dear Zhiqiang and Tingyi,
We need to take the Student Agency Bus between Cesky Krumlov and Praha Na Knizeci on 7 Sept 2010. We will be staying at the Hotel Konvice in Cesky and it is located at Horni Ulice 146. We notice that there are 3 places to catch the bus and we would like to sign up for the one nearest our hotel for the convenience of transporting our bags, etc. Our hotel appears to be near the main square, Namesti Svornosti. The names of the three bust stops are: 1) Cesky Krumlov, 2) Cesky Krumlov, AN, st. 4 and 3) Cesky Krumlov, Spicak. Do you know which one of these would be the closest to the main square and therefore, our hotel?
Thank you for your time. We really enjoyed reading your blog.
Fred and Martha
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I know that Cesky Krumlov has one main bus stop from which Student Agency bus arrives/departs and its very far away from the main square – abt 15 min walk. I suggest that you talk to your hotel and arrange for a shuttle and to seek their advice on the closest venue.
Very useful information & excellent tips and details!! Many thanks!!
We have read warnings about possible theft of luggage which is placed in the storage beneath the bus. Is this a problem? One suggestion is to sit on the side of the bus where the luggage is stored and keep watch during stops to prevent this. Is there room to store a small suitcase within the passenger area of the bus?
We didnt encounter this problem fortunately. There isnt a lot of room to store cabin luggage on top of your seat so you will have to store it beneath the bus.
We will be taking the bus from Prague to Cesky Krumlov in September. We are staying in the old town of Prague. Where is the Student Agency bus station closest to old town? How long will it take to get there?
Our bus trip was from CK to Prague and we alighted at a bus station at the outskirts of Prague (accessible by Metro about 20 minutes) – suggest that you check with Student Agency Prague branch for the exact pickup location at Prague.
Perhaps i can help here… i just took the student agency bus from Prague to CK a few days ago. The bus station is at Na Knizeci. The metro station to the bus station is Andel, but becos we have luggages, we took a taxi instead.
As for luggage, there’s no space in the cabin for them, i did not encounter any lost luggage.
Thanks Zhiqiang for your blog, i managed to find my way to CK and then to Vienna via Linz
Hi Chris
Thanks for your help in this – yup on the journey from CK to Prague, the bus also stopped at Na Knizeci. We took a cab then too. If you are taking a cab, pl read this post: http://www.passportchop.com/europe/czech-republic/prague-taxi-public-transport/ to ensure you dont get ripped off by cab drivers.
Hi Chris/Zhiqiang
we are going Prague to CK too. So do u mean we take metro to Andel then to go take studentagency bus we need to go this bus stop Na Knizeci to board the bus? Please enlighten me. Thank you
Yes, thats right. The metro station for Na Knizeci, is Andel. If you exit at the right exit, the student agency pick up point is just at the exit. When you book your ticket from the student agency website, and when you choose to depart from Prague to CK, the departure bus stop is Na Knizeci. The student agency bus is yellow in colour (there are other bus departing at the same bus stop to Ck as well but just keep a lookout for the yellow student agency bus, and the bus leave on time, don’t be late).
Thank you Chris. Just another qns if you and everyone reading can help. Me and my wife taking Euroline from Amsterdam to Prague(Overnight bus). Just to ask anyone here board euroline bus before? Is it comfortable compare with student agency? Ok back to my qns hehe, the euroline bus alight at this place (Plague) call Autobusové Nádrazí Florenc, Krizíkova 6, Halte 4+ 5. Anyone understand that? Thank you very much.
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the helpful information. We also plan to travel on to Vienna via Linz. Did you take the Lobo shuttle from CK to Linz? We also want to see the Danube between Melk and Krems and plan to use a cruise for that leg, then a train on to Vienna. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Tip & Judy
We took the Sebastian shuttle to Linz (as recommended by Zhiqiang in another section) instead. Its 399 czk per person. Its a 8 seater mini van and the driver is rather skillful. We then took a train to Vienna from Linz, you can buy train ticket when you reach Linz.
We went to see the Danube, Melk and took the cruise along a short section (abt 1.5 hrs) along the Danube. This is a day tour from Vienna by Cityrama booked from the hotel in Vienna, cost abt 61 euro per person. The coach drove by the town of Krems but no stop there. Hope this helps.
Havent took eurolines before – suggest you check tripadvisor for reviews. For an overnight bus, from my personal experience – key things to check: do they have a toilet onboard, how many times do they stop (very impt to manage your sleeping patterns), is there inflight entertainment e.g. movies, Wi-Fi (to keep you occupied in case you cant sleep).
Not everyone is suited to take overnight buses – if you are one of them, then be prepared for a light day when you reach Prague or you will be like a zombie walking about (that’s what happened to me in Turkey).
Florenc is a very good location for a bus terminal, near the city centre, definitely better than the Na Knizeci.